Idris Elba: The Second in a Series
No. I do not own the rights to this photo of the one and only Idris Elba so I am fully prepared for the copyright police to come after me... Read More
Fam. We Need To Talk About Compression Socks.
I first learned about compression socks during my first tour of duty at IPR (or InPatient Rehab for the luckily uninitiated) where I used my first wheelchair because they were... Read More
Be like the water, Bethy
In my mind, it was the Buddha or some entity much more spiritual and lofty who told me, and you and everyone else, to be like the water. But it... Read More
The ups and downs of a privileged life with chronic illness
According to many reliable sources, i.e. mostly rando blogs on the internet, the five most stressful life events are the following: Death of a loved one Divorce Moving Major illness... Read More
This becomes a book review…I promise
When I first moved into my current house, about a year or so after my husband died when we were both 30, I found myself in a strange spot. I... Read More
On being a functional ambulator
I’m sitting here looking at friends’ pictures on Instagram of their super fun long holiday weekend plans, thinking about my family who have gathered at my niece’s new house for... Read More
So now I know what floppy feels like
And it’s good to know. I mean, I was haunted by the idea that I’d find out what it felt like for my baclofen pump settings to be too high... Read More
The end of an(other) era
It’s the eve of the end of another time in my life that I probably wouldn’t have the perfect name for if I didn’t also have the perfect therapist for... Read More
Is this thing on?
I’ve been struggling, friends, on so many levels that I’m almost not sure where to begin with this post. The struggle is multi-layered, of course, because you wouldn’t expect an... Read More
